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| Title | Alki Beach, Seattle, ca. 1912 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | ca. 1912 |
| Caption | Alki Beach is also known as the birthplace of Seattle, as the Denny party landed there in 1851. This settlement they called "New York, " adding the Chinook work "Alki" (pronounced Al-key) which meant "by and by." The "New York" was dropped by 1853, but the name Alki remains. Alki Beach was a favorite campsite for the Indians and, upon installation of the ferry service in 1888, it became a popular Sunday outing destination for Seattleites. |
| Notes | Handwritten on sleeve: Alki Point (Beach). |
| Subjects | Beaches--Washington (State)--Seattle; Bodies of water--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Places | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
West Seattle (Seattle, Wash.)
Puget Sound (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.6731 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 glass negative: b&w; 8 x 10 in. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from print made from original negative as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3. |
| Photographer's Reference Number | 913 |
